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Gaiares is a great shoot-'em-up game that is notable for being one of the first 8Mb cartridge games on the Genesis.
"Command Enable"#
At $304 is the text:
Created Time :$A1F3618 By ABS
$FFFFE4 Bit1=1:COMMAND ENABLE
The given creation time ($A1F3618) is actually stored as a 32-bit value in the ROM. The format is unknown; it is not Unix time.
Setting bit 1 of $FFFFE4 does indeed set special debug options. This bit can be set by going into the options menu (hold A + B + C on the title screen and press Start), selecting BGM 18, then quitting the menu while holding A on Controller 2.
The cheat is presently known to have two effects:
- A stage select is presented upon starting a game. There are two extra unmarked options at the end of this. The first is an alternate sound effect test (B plays incremental SFX). The second shows the current value of $FFFFE4; A or B toggle the highest bit (its purpose is currently unknown).
- Pausing and unpausing will cycle through the possible weapons and power levels. To do this, first pause, then hold Up. While holding Up, press either A + Start (cycle through weapons), C + Start (cycle through power levels), or A + C + Start (cycle through both). You can hold the face buttons and then press Start; however, you must have Up held before pressing anything else for the codes to work.
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